AMC reported net income of $40 million, or 55 cents per share, from the quarter ending Sept. 30, compared with $25.3 million, or 37 cents per share, a year earlier. Last year’s third quarter included an $8.5 million loss from discontinued operations.

Revenue for the quarter rose 4.6 percent to $283.9 million.

The company beat Wall Street’s earnings estimates, but fell short on revenue. Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of 46 cents per share on revenue of $293.4 million.

President and CEO Josh Sapan said in a statement that AMC continues to invest in original programming with the second season of “The Walking Dead” and the drama series “Mad Men.”

“Our programming successes are reflected in solid financial results as we continued to increase net revenues,” Sapan said.

The company said revenue from its National Networks unit grew 3.9 percent in the quarter, while its International and other business revenue grew 13.8 percent.